56th Avenue Trail & Chambers Road Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 50 min

56th Avenue Trail & Chambers Road Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Magnolia, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,279 – 5,358 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.77790, -104.84737
Nearest town Magnolia, CO

Directions

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56th Avenue Trail & Chambers Road Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 5,281–5,357 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.77790, -104.84737

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Peoria St & E 45th Ave stop 90 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 1.7 miContinue straight onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right onto Chambers Road Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftReach 56th Avenue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto 56th Avenue Trail, heading N.
  12. 3.1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

69% paved31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Peoria St & E 45th Ave stop 90 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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